About Emmett Keefe
Lived 1893 – 1965 (aged 72). Emmett Keefe was an American american football player.
Emmett Gerald Keefe (April 28, 1893 – September 11, 1965) was an American football player played college football for Notre Dame from 1912 to 1915 and professional football from 1916 to 1922, including three seasons in the newly-formed National Football League. He died on September 11, 1965, at St. Luke's Hospital in Chicago, Illinois.
Career Keefe played with the Chicago Tigers during the 1920 NFL season. He would split the following season between the Rock Island Independents and the Green Bay Packers. Again the next, he would split the season, this time between the Independents and the Milwaukee Badgers.
He played at the collegiate level at the University of Notre Dame.
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Who was Emmett Keefe?
Player of American football (1893-1965)
When was Emmett Keefe born?
Emmett Keefe was born on 28 April 1893.
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Emmett Keefe died on 11 September 1965.
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Emmett Keefe was an american football player.
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Emmett Keefe was American.
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